CHINA Youth Tour

The tour begins with orientation at Camp Wapogasset in Amery, Wisconsin. We will then depart from Minneapolis, arriving in Shanghai, one of the entry points of the early China missionaries. On the tour will we explore Shanghai, experience the Yangtze River, spend some time in historic Wuhan and experience Sunday worship service in a Chinese church.

Lutheran missionary, Daniel A. Nelson departed Shanghai and traveled west where he spent his first ten years of missionary work in Wuhan. In the late 1980's a railroad was built between Wuhan and Beijing. In 1901, Daniel Nelson arrived in Xinyang via the new rail system. We will board a train in Wuhan and experience the same route as Rev. Nelson, when he and his family traveled the same tracks to Xinyang, Henan, China.

Our China experience will take you to Jigongshan (Rooster Mountain) where the early missionaries built homes, a school and a church. Here we will witness the vision of China Service Ventures to provide a permanent home for a Christian youth camp on the mountain. We will take part in getting the campsite ready.

So come, not expecting a tourist trip, but instead, to discover your own potential to be an influence for Christ in our world.

Shanghai - Ride the Maglev (the world's fasted train. Explore Old Shanghai, historic churches, ancient Water Town, The Bund. Enjoy Shanghai Circus, Shanghai Museum, bicycling in market areas.

Yangtze River - Cruise the Yangtze on a hydrofoil from Chongqing to Yichang passing through the Three Gorges and spend a night in Wushan.

Xinyang and Jigonshan - Visit Nanwan Lake, Monkey Island, Tea Island. Climb Rooster Mountain. Help prepare the campsite for campers.

Since 2003, China Services Ventures has supported aid projects in Henan Province of China. In 2008, CSV collaborated with Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, to establish a youth camp on Jigongshan Mountain, Xinyang, Henan, China.

Pastor John Peterson, who spent twenty years as a missionary in Hong Kong, will be leading the group. He heads a team of counselors from Camp Wapogasset who will provide the spiritual aspects of the trip.

The Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp counselors will accompany the tour while providing daily devotions and youth guidance.

Steve and Dorothy Erban's Creative Charters of Lake Elmo, Minnesota has specialized in group travel since 1993. Steve, an architect and travel agent, is in charge of the youth camp facilities development. Steve will be on the tour providing lravel and logistics coordination.

Cost of trip - around $2975 per person, includes roundtrip airfare, lodging, transportation in China, tours and most meals.

For details contact: Creative Charters 1-888-612-0323 dorothy@creativecharter.com